Knowing Photoshop's most used shortcut keys will help you design faster. Here are some of them:
Ctrl + J == Duplicate a Layer
Ctrl + C == Copy
Ctrl + V == Paste
Ctrl + A == Selecting all the active layer content
Ctrl + D == Deselect Item
Ctrl + Z == Undo
Ctrl + Alt + Z == Multiple Undo
Ctrl + Shift + Z == Multiple Redo
Ctrl + R == Show Ruler grid
Ctrl + Shift + E == Merge all active Layers
V == Switch to Move tool (very helpful when you're using the lasso tool)
X == Switch foreground to background color and vice versa
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These are the basic shortcut keys that you need as a beginner, as you use Photoshop more and more you'll discover more useful shortcut keys and apply them to your projects. Have fun!
